You can't even make this stuff up. What an end to the game for Miami football, as the Hurricanes just stunned everyone by posting a 10-3 upset win against Texas A&M on the road. There's no one happier right now than freshman Malachi Toney.
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In the fourth quarter, Toney was on the sidelines fully in tears after a fumble gave Texas A&M the ball back with great field position. Thankfully for the Canes, A&M couldn't do anything on offense and they punted the ball back to Miami.
Then, late in the fourth quarter after a 56-yard run by Mark Fletcher Jr., Miami was facing 3rd down and Shannon Dawson called an incredible play, with Toney taking the ball from Carson Beck and making his way to the end zone. Just look at what that score meant to him:
MALACHI TONEY IN THE PAINT
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Malachi Toney and his Miami redemption vs. Texas A&M is an incredible story
"It meant the world (to me)," Toney said of the team having confidence in him to bounce back. "That's the best thing you can ask for. You fumble and then the coach trusts you enough to put the ball back in your hands with the game on the line. That's just - I appreciate the coaches and the whole entire staff for trusting me like that."
This is an 18-year-old true freshman who was feeling terrible for his fumble. He probably had it in his mind that he potentially ruined the season for the Hurricanes and that a date with Ohio State was going to be off the table.
Luckily for Toney and Miami supporters everywhere, the Hurricanes defense stepped up in a huge way from start to finish in this one and the unit gave the Canes a chance to retake the lead late. Miami was able to do just that, with Toney scoring his fantastic TD. Give credit to Fletcher for setting things up, but this is surely a moment that Toney is going to cherish for quite some time.
